Lesser known is his brother, Jorge Santana, who was part of a San Francisco-based group in the early 1970s called Malo. "Funky Nassau" was featured more than 20 years later in the 1998 film Blues Brothers 2000. 15 on Billboard's Hot 100, but the group failed to follow it up with any major hits. The Beginning of the End was a fitting name for this band, which released "Funky Nassau" in 1971 to enormous success. 1971: 'Funky Nassau' by The Beginning of the End The group attempted several more singles in subsequent years, but none ever achieved the same degree of success. The song about a lone hitchhiker was Billboard's No. 1970: 'Hitchin' a Ride' by Vanity Fareīritish rock group Vanity Fare gained attention for a brief moment when the band's hit " Hitchin' a Ride" was released in the United States. However, the group managed to produce one big hit, "Apricot Brandy," an instrumental tune that landed at No. Rhinoceros was a short-lived band established in the late 1960s by Elektra Records that folded shortly after its inception. Gems/Redferns/Getty Images 1969: 'Apricot Brandy' by Rhinoceros You may also like: 42 of the most-nominated artists who have never won a Grammy Scroll through and you'll likely see some of your favorites, and you may just recognize a handful of these from a school dance or two. Note that the last entry on this list is 2013-only time will tell who else may emerge as a one-hit wonder. 1, won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo. This soundtrack, which topped the Billboard charts at No. You'll learn which 1976 smash hit made a major comeback with its feature in Will Ferrell's Anchorman, which country-pop ballad was originally offered to Cher, and which of these one-hit wonders was written for a 1980s blockbuster film that made $214 million worldwide box office. In celebration of the beloved "one and done" artists of the world, Stacker has rounded up a list of the most iconic one-hit wonders of the past 50 years. It shaped careers and is what the performers will always be remembered for. What's important in defining a one-hit wonder is that whatever else they did, nothing came close to achieving the success, charts-wise or in the minds of their fans, as that one career-defining hit. For others, the songs that made them famous were their first releases. Some one-hit wonders released recordings before their big hits, but these lesser-known tracks garnered little or no attention. A few artists on this list may have gone on to release more hit songs, had their lives not been cut short. Others leave the industry altogether after their mega-hits, cashing in their earnings and quitting while they're ahead. Some one-hit wonders continue making music for years but never manage to produce another successful song. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).We're all familiar with the one-hit wonder-that artist who storms onto the music scene with a smash hit, only to disappear as soon as he or she arrived. 1 Album Lyrics1.Casting Crowns2.No Other God3.Wonderful WonderNathaniel Bassey Lyrics provided by Get the embed code Nathaniel Bassey - Top Praise & Worship Naija Gospel Songs, Vol.
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